Hello, heroes and villains. Centurion Maximo here and welcome back to Young Justice: Their War, Our World. The Machination's first big play is coming into fruition. Belle Reve is essentially leveled with all its inmates escaping, they've staked out the facility on Isla Santa Prisca, and now, they've got more members with them.

Amidst all of this, a new Autobot named Shade has landed on Earth, taking the form of the Batmobile. I thank my OC Contributor Vein Bloodborne for the idea.

Now, let's jump back into the action with part 4 of the Birth of the Machination!

*Gotham City. Wayne Manor. The Batcave. 3:45 am*

Batman was in the Batcave checking over his Batmobile trying to find any piece of tech that didn't belong on it. He'd heard the news reports that the Batmobile was driving around. Thus, he was back in his humble, dark abode.

"Thinking of having another Bat in the family, are you, sir?" Alfred asked with dry wit and a raised eyebrow.

"If I were, I wouldn't give them keys to a vehicle just yet." Batman retorted. "It seems that one of the robots that have been landing on Earth has decided to take the form of my car."

"Maybe they're trying to infiltrate Gotham's society." Alfred voiced. Batman thought about it. His butler was partly right since the robots took forms of Earth technology to blend into their surroundings. People on the news were already saying that his car had gained a mind of its own.

*Stonehenge. Wiltshire. England. 4:12 am*

A lone figure wearing what appeared to red armor that looked like a medieval knight was practicing within the monument. He was going through many forms of swordsmanship. Suddenly, his sword started pulsing, almost as if it was sensing something. "Something's here on Earth, but what is it?" The person asked. Once the pulsing ended, he made a decision and left the ancient monument.

*Unknown Location. T.O Morrow's Laboratory. 5:32 am*

T.O Morrow had finished his work on Hook's appendage. "I have finished, Hook. Let me know what you think."

Hook got up off the table and went to a mirror. What he saw was his hook hand upgraded with Cybertronian tech. Spots of neon blue were glowing in the new internal circuits, and his appendage was repainted with a dark blue and a warm gray. All of a sudden, his hook hand transformed into a hand-sized cannon. "Whoa! This is incredible!" He exclaimed in disbelief.

"I had a feeling you would like it." T.O Morrow grinned. "Your appendage now comes with interchangeable tools and weapons."

"Very nice." Hook grinned back. "I can't wait to use this."

"Not only that, but we're planning something for you." T.O Morrow informed.

*Nevada Wilderness. Venomsting's Laboratory. 5:42 am*

Venomsting had taken blood samples from Mammoth, Blockbuster, and Killer Frost. "I thank you three for your generous donation to my work."

"No problem, Venomsting." Killer Frost grinned. "Now, can you please tell us what you're going to use it for?"

"You will find out soon enough." Venomsting replied. "What matters right now is that you all need your own base because my laboratory doesn't have any living quarters."

"Luckily, Toxwing's partner Laura Penelope has her mansion that you can all stay in." Firebug mentioned walking into the room.

"Sweet! We're living in a mansion!" Tuppence cheered.

"Nice!" Tommy agreed. "Where is this mansion?"

"Star City, and no one will suspect her." Stinkmix answered. "Do you guys know who she is?" When they shook their heads, he took it as his chance to answer his own question "She's someone named Bitterfang."

"Really? We finally get to meet Bitterfang in person." Shimmer grinned.

"Blockbuster will stay here." Venomsting brought up.

"Why me?" Blockbuster asked in confusion.

"I need to try something out with you that, if it works will have an amazing effect." Venomsting explained.

"I see." Blockbuster nodded as a portal opened up, and everyone sans Blockbuster, Venomsting, and her three helpers went through it. "Now, Blockbuster, if you don't mind waiting over there, I'm going to go check on my three helpers."

Blockbuster nodded and did just that as Venomsting went to the room where her helpers were in. "Before you ask anything, meet your fourth helper and our newest team member: Quickbuzz." Firebug smiled.

A yellow and black insect-looking robot with hornet wings, a stinger on it's arm, and red eyes walked into the light. "I'm here to help all of you for your scientific needs, and also to sting people who impede us or annoy me." Quickbuzz explained.

"Very impressive, you three." Venomsting grinned. "Welcome to the team, Quickbuzz."

"I'm happy to be of service to the Decepticon cause." Quickbuzz smiled. "And who are these three?"

"These are Sting, Firebug, and Stinkmix." Venomsting replied. "You will be working with them for most of the time."

"Fair enough. Just let me know when I can go out and kill some enemies." Quickbuzz suddenly gained a slightly manic grin.

"Of course I will." Venomsting grinned back. "However, we will need your scientific expertise more than your fighting prowess."

*Star City. Laura Penelope's Mansion. 6:12 am*

"This place is amazing!" Tommy exclaimed.

"It is pretty fantastic." Tuppence agreed.

"Welcome to my abode!" Laura announced from the bottom of the stairs. "I hope you all are finding things to your liking."

"We are loving it so far." Killer Frost stretched. "Is there anything else to this place?"

"In fact, there is! Follow me." Laura gestured. The group followed her into a massive area underneath her house. When she turned the lights on, they saw a massive empty space with Toxwing in her vehicle mode being the only occupant.

"Whoa! All this space is just under your house!" Mammoth shouted. Laura nodded, her forked tongue flicking out for half a second.

"This would be a great party room." Tuppence stared.

"Or an amazing place to hide important supplies." Shimmer added.

"Regardless, this is a hidden Machination base." Laura corrected softly. "Since it's right under my mansion, no one suspects a thing."

"So, the Machination already has a foothold in a couple of places, huh." Killer Frost correctly guessed.

"Exactly." Laura grinned. "Now, you all are guests here. Why don't we grab a bite?" The others excluding Toxwing agreed.

"You all have fun." Toxwing said. "I'll be here waiting for an assignment."

*Keystone City. 8:53 am*

Skywinder and Sidewinder were patrolling the city for any Decepticon activity. So far, they'd found nothing. "A whole lot of nothing, bro." Skywinder commented.

"Don't worry, bro. We'll find something." Sidewinder assured.

"That's exactly what you said an hour ago." Skywinder reminded.

"Anyway, did you hear about the meteor that hit in Gotham City?" Sidewinder asked.

"Of course I did. It could've been a new Autobot." Skywinder answered.

While they were driving around, a peach-skinned 19-year old girl with long, red hair, umber eyes, and freckles wearing black shorts, a rose red shirt, black fingerless gloves, and white sneakers was looking at the two cars with suspicion, deciding to follow them. Unbeknownst to the three of them, the Machination had a base right under their collective noses.

*Pacific Ocean. Coast of California. 10:32 am*

A meteor had crashed in the Pacific ocean off the coast of California. It made a rather big splash when it hit the water. However, this wasn't a robot. Rather, it was a large metal pod of some sort. The pod contained a large, blue robot with shark-like protrusions sticking out of it's body. The pod floated down to the bottom of a Giant Kelp Forest, undisturbed. It suddenly began scanning for alternate modes.

*Arctic Circle. Frost Vortex. 11:12 am*

Frost Vortex was attempting to set up a base in the Arctic Circle, but wasn't having any luck. It needed help in constructing a base, but few Decepticons could actually stand the cold. He was one of the ones that was modified for these specific conditions, like some others.

"Frost Vortex to any Decepticons on Earth." He tried for the thirtieth time this solar cycle, but there was no response. He sighed in frustration. He hadn't received any communications from anyone. He was becoming a little desperate at this point. Thus, he was going to continue attempting to contact any Decepticons.

*Fawcett City. Minnesotta. 12:56 pm*

Another meteor had crashed right into a small neighborhood, demolishing most of it. Fire was everywhere and a electric blue and electric yellow Ducati 1199 Panigale with the Decepticon symbol drove out of the flames and off into the distance with a holoform already in place. "Whoo!" She shouted.

*Happy Harbor Outskirts. Bishop & Justice League. 14:27 pm*

"I appreciate you all meeting me here in this space. I assume Bishop told you the gist of what's going on." Hawk guessed.

"Indeed. Do you have more to tell us, Hawk?" Superman asked.

"What else can I say except that if the Decepticons win, everything is at risk." Hawk responded. "However, the Autobots need allies."

"Are you one of them?" Flash asked, his curiosity overtaking his mind.

Hawk merely got up and a bright light surrounded him. Seconds later, a golden yellow, blue, and red-orange robot with blue eyes and wings was standing in front of them. "I am an Autobot. My full name is Metalhawk."

"It's nice to meet you." Green Arrow stated.

"So, how long have you and Bishop been on Earth?" Wonder Woman asked.

"Many years." Metalhawk quickly answered. "We've been hoping the Decepticons never reach Earth, but now they're here. We need help to fight them. The war essentially destroyed Cybertron."

"Cybertron is your home planet, isn't it." Batman assumed.

"Yes. Our war has reached this planet, and I'm very sorry." Metalhawk apologized, hanging his head low. Black Canary walked over to Metalhawk and patted his leg.

"We will help you, but we need your help in terms of information. Who was that robot Bishop was fighting?" Black Canary asked.

"That was Wreckage. A very powerful Decepticon elite warrior." Metalhawk answered with complete seriousness. "The reason Bishop was fighting him in Seattle was for very personal reasons for him. I should let him tell you if he wants to."

*Unknown Location. Unknown Time.*

"This so-called Machination is very quickly gaining ground. We've lost Isla Santa Prisca to them." The first voice informed.

"Not to mention they practically leveled Belle Reve in mere minutes, releasing all of the inmates to wreak havoc." The second voice added.

"Worse yet, we don't even know who their members are." The third voice finished.

"What concerns me is all these meteors crashing on Earth." The fourth voice brought up. "There's also the fact that they mysteriously leave nothing behind."

"Then this cements it: The Machination must be dealt with so they don't block out The Light." The first voice growled.

Hello, everyone. I hope you all liked part 4 of the Birth of the Machination multi-parter. We're nearing the first-year anniversary of Young Justice: Their War, Our World, so I'd like to thank everyone for the support for this story. I really appreciate it. Now, The Light makes another small appearance, the Justice League meet with Hawk who reveals himself to them as Metalhawk, a mysterious figure is shown at Stonehenge, Batman converse with Alfred about the fact that a Transformer took the form of his car.

Now, I saw a review suggesting a motorcycle Transformer, so I've done it. This motorcycle is a Decepticon.

As usual, if anyone has any ideas for this story, please let me know in the comments/reviews, or personally PM me.

PS: I'm throwing around the idea of doing a Beast Era story, but I haven't finalized it yet.